How Coverage of Pedestrian Fatalities Dehumanizes Victims and Absolves Drivers
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An analysis of news headlines in Canada identified rhetorical patterns that deflect culpability from drivers.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Media Watch
NY1 Teams Up With Joe Addabbo to Bash Better Bus Service for Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers
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Neglecting to talk to bus riders, NY1 reporter Ruschell Boone gives Woodhaven Boulevard SBS the driver gripefest treatment.
Barry Grodenchik and Nily Rozic Stoke Fear of DOT Project to Make It Safer to Walk and Bike to P.S. 213
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WPIX is on a mission to stop a street safety project outside P.S. 213. And local representatives Barry Grodenchik and Nily Rozic are falling for it.
What We Owe Gothamist and DNAinfo
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When I started reporting for Streetsblog in 2008, writing about biking as transportation was still an oddity in NYC media, and community boards were making crucial decisions about streets and transit with very little public scrutiny. Reporters with Gothamist and DNAinfo changed that, and I want to take a moment to recognize those contributions.
Avella Roused to Action By Dinged Up Mercedes, Not Loss of Life
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As far as Avella is concerned, people who bike and walk on Northern Boulevard just don't count.
Driver Kills Brooklyn Cyclist and NYPD Again Reflexively Blames the Victim in the Press
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NYPD cited no evidence that the deceased victim caused the crash, but that didn't stop the department from telling the media he ran a red light.